주요컨텐츠
- About
- KREI, a national policy research institute,
has led the development of agriculture,
rural areas, and the food industry as a think tank for agricultural policy.
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- Annual Report 2018...
- 2019.06.30
- JOURNALS _
- Does the Internet Search Index Precede the Purchase of Agro-...
- 2019.06.30
- FOCUS _
- 10 Agricultural Policy Issues of Korea in 2019...
- 2019.01.29
- ODA _
- The 3rd Global ODA Forum for Sustainable Agricultural Devel...
- 2019.05.23
NEWS
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- 25th Rural Policy Forum Held by KREI on the Direction of Rural Policies in the Era of Decentralization
- 25th Rural Policy Forum Held by KREI on the Direction of Rural Policies in the Era of Decentralization The Korea Rural Economic Institute held its 25th Rural Policy Forum with the theme, Right Direction of Rural Policies at the Era of Decentralization. This forum was also a policy briefing session of local governments on the direction of development projects for agricultural, mountain and fishing villages. It is expected to change because part of the federal government's financial projects will be handed over to local governments. The event was attended by about 400 people, including project managers from local governments, field activists, and experts, and showed a special interest in the federal government's direction for reforming rural development projects. At the first part of the event, the following presentations on various topics and a policy briefing session were provided: "Direction of the Integrated Development of Rural Areas through Project Network" by KREI Senior Research Fellow, Sim Jaehun; "Proposal for Tasks and Future Direction of Rural Village Development in accordance with the Transfer of Rural Development Projects to the Local Governments" by Director of the Chungnam Village Development Support Center, Goo Jain; "Development Projects for Agricultural, Mountain and Fishing villages After the Decentralization" by Head of Rural Development Division in the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs, Kim Chul. The second part of the event consisted of a question and answer session, as well as a comprehensive discussion with experts. Project managers of local governments and field officials questioned about detailed changes on existing projects and the direction of newly introduced rural agreements according to the decentralization. They actively expressed their opinion on considerations for more rural development in the future.
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- Agricultural Research Advisory Group Meeting Held with Leaders of Farmer Organizations
- Agricultural Research Advisory Group Meeting Held with Leaders of Farmer Organizations Korea Rural Economic Institute (KERI) had an advisory group meeting on agricultural research, at Eltower on June 26, 2019, with heads of various farmer organizations who are on the forefront of the agricultural field. KERI President Kim Changgil stressed "Our institute will continuously make efforts to conduct research to reflect the needs of the field at the right time." Director Kim Taehun of Planning and Coordination Office introduced KREI's on-going research projects and addressed how the opinions proposed at last year's meeting have been applied to the research. In the meeting, various opinions derived from on-site experiences were presented. Specifically, they showed a special interest in subjects including rice subsidy, female farmers, human resource management with the 52-hour workweek rule, young farmers, and the Positive List System (PLS).
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- KREI hosted 2019 KAPEX Training Program for Myanmar and Indonesia
- KREI hosted 2019 KAPEX Training Program for Myanmar and Indonesia.Visiting Program for the 2019 Korea Agricultural Policy Experiences for Food Security (KAPEX) in Developing Countries Korea Rural Economic Institute's Center for International Agricultural Partnership(CIAP) invited officials and researchers in the Department of Agricultural Research at Myanmar's Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, and Indonesian Soil Research Institute of Ministry Of Agriculture, and provided a training program, which is part of the 2019 KAPEX project for developing nations. (Myanmar: May 27~31, Indonesia: Jun 10~14) The program, which is hosted by the Center for International Agricultural Partnership(CIAP), consisted of lectures and field trips, aiming to share agricultural policy experiences in Korea and strengthen the capabilities of government officials and researchers from Myanmar and Indonesia. The theme of this year's KAPEX project is as follows:" Developing the corn value chains to increase farm household income" for Myanmar; "Strengthening agricultural productivity through the development of eco-friendly fertilizer industry" for Indonesia; "Building a distribution system for high-yielding rice varieties" for the Philippines. The contents covered in the training program will be used as the primary data to identify each country's cooperative development project in the future. In addition, Center for International Agricultural Partnership(CIAP) has a plan to conduct a mid-term academy and the 2nd field survey for hands-on officials and researchers in each partner country in July and August.
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- Gathering Wisdom to Come Up with an Effective Alternative to Increase Farm Income
- Gathering Wisdom to Come Up with an Effective Alternative to Increase Farm IncomeKREI Presents Opinion at Rural and Agricultural Issue Seminar on "How To Prepare for an Era of KRW50,000,000 Per Farm Income" On June 12, a seminar on "How to prepare for an era of KRW50,000,000 per farm income" was held by Hwang Juhong, Chairman of Agriculture, Food, Rural Affairs, Oceans, and Fisheries Committee in the second seminar room of the National Assembly Hall. A variety of ideas are brought up to seek ways for the average farm household income of KRW50,000,000. KREI President, Kim Changgil stated "We must focus all our capabilities on opening an era of KRW50,000,000, the median household income for farmers. Moreover, it is inevitable to analyze internal and external factors and come up with effective alternatives that can affect farm household income." Song Miryung, Director of the Center for Agricultural and Rural Policy Research (KREI), was in charge of presentations and discussions. The event consisted of the following presentations: "How is the average farm household income of KRW50,000,000 being achieved?" by Director Kang Sukyong at the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation; and "What should be improved to accomplish farm household income of KRW50,000,000?" by Hanyang University Special Professor Choi Woncheol. Discussions were followed by every presentation.
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- 1st Field Survey and Joint Research Workshop for 2019 KAPEX Launched
- 1st Field Survey and Joint Research Workshop for 2019 KAPEX Launched Korea Rural Economic Institute's Center of International Agricultural Partnership (CIAP) visited PhilRice, Department of Agricultural Research at Myanmar's Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, and Indonesia Soil Research Institute of Ministry of Agriculture. Together, they accomplished the first workshop of field survey and joint research for the 2019 Korea Agricultural Policy Experiences for Food Security (hereinafter referred to as KAPEX) from the 14th to the 30th of April, 2019. Through consultation with the target countries from 2017 to 2018, the following project themes were selected: "Developing the corn value chains to increase farm household income" for Myanmar; "Strengthening agricultural productivity through the development of eco-friendly fertilizer industry" for Indonesia, and "Building a distribution system for high-yielding rice varieties" for the Philippines. Official visits, meetings, and on-site investigations respectively to the Philippines, Myanmar, and Indonesia have taken place, and later, research direction has also been discussed. The information shared in the first workshop of field survey and joint research will be used as primary data to discover the cooperative projects for development by each country in the future. In addition, the Center for International Agricultural Partnership will be planning to have a visiting program, which includes lectures on agricultural policy experiences and field trips for hands-on workers and high-level people in each partner country.
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- KREI Held A Forum on Innovation of Human-Oriented Agricultural Administration
- KREI Held A Forum on "Innovation of Human-Oriented Agricultural Administration" On May 15, Korea Rural Economic Institute (KREI) held an issue forum and performance presentation on "Innovation of Human-Oriented Agricultural Administration" in the press conference room (19th floor) at the Korea Press Center. The event was attended by about 100 people including Chairman, Park Jindo of Special Commission on Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Policies and Minister, Lee Gaeho of Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Committee member of Presidential Commission on Policy Planning, Oh Hyunsuk made a general presentation on " Moon Jae-In Government's Agricultural Administration," and KREI research fellows made the following presentations on "Young Farmers," "Animal Health Control," "Social Farming," "Return-to-the-soil/Return to Farming," and "Food Plans" That day, participants of the forum pointed out that it is necessary to build up a youth farming ecosystem in order to realize Moon Jae-In government's agricultural slogan "Rural Villages Are Where People Return". Also, It was argued that substantial support is required to meet the trend of increased people returning to the soil and returning to farming.
Periodicals
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- Agricultural Outlook
- Global and domestic agricultural economic outlook, Introducing the agricultural policy Global and domestic agricultural economic outlook, Introducing the agricultural policy
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- World Agriculture
- Trends in world agriculture and agricultural policy, Summary of agriculture-related overseas news, World agricultural statistics
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- KREI Agricultural Trends in North Korea
- Summary of north korea agricultural trends, Media news release trends, Cooperation and support Results with Korea and international communities
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- Agricultural Trends in China
- Trends in China agricultural policy, agriculture and rural economic trends, Policy resources, China Agricultural Statistics
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- Agriculture and Rural Economic Trends
- Domestic economic trends, agricultural economic trends, Demand and price trends of major agricultural products
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- World Grain Market
- Global grain market trends, relevant information, and major grain agricultural policies
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- Trend of Agricultural Trade with FTA Partners
- Trend in imports and domestic prices of livestock products, fruit, vegetables, and major grains with a focus on FTA partners